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enhttp://wwno.org/feeds/421/rss.xmlMrs. Obama Saves The Cardigan: 'The Obama Effect' In Fashionhttp://wwno.org/post/mrs-obama-saves-cardigan-obama-effect-fashion
Ah, the cardigan: your granny's cozy go-to used to be available year-round, but in limited quantities and colors. It was considered the sartorial equivalent of flossing: necessary, but not glamorous.<p>"The cardigan used to be something to keep you warm in the work place," explains Teri Agins, who covered the fashion industry for the Wall Street Journal for years. "It was not really an accessory you left on—unless you wore it as part of a twin set."<p>That look, sweater upon sweater, was considered too prim for a lot of young women.Sat, 14 May 2016 19:30:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates100505 at http://wwno.orgDon Cheadle's Miles Davis: The Latest 'Badass' Black Man On Screenhttp://wwno.org/post/don-cheadles-miles-davis-latest-badass-black-man-screen
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aixV4KmAsb4</p>Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:30:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates98226 at http://wwno.orgA Year On, Did NFL Anti-Domestic Violence Efforts Work?http://wwno.org/post/year-did-nfl-anti-domestic-violence-efforts-work
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy6gjkICKfk</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTJT3fVv1vU</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:19:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates95286 at http://wwno.orgFor Some African-Americans, Gun Ownership Underscores Segregated Pasthttp://wwno.org/post/some-african-americans-gun-ownership-underscores-segregated-past
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=For+Some+African-Americans%2C+Gun+Ownership+Underscores+Segregated+Past&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExMDQwMzQzMDEzNjMyMTE3MjRkNzlmNg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: <p>Black people are disproportionately victimized by gun violence, and prominent African-American leaders are among those calling for tighter gun control.Mon, 11 Jan 2016 21:23:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates93938 at http://wwno.orgAbsorbing Mystery Novel Offers A Glimpse Into Mormon Utahhttp://wwno.org/post/absorbing-mystery-novel-offers-glimpse-mormon-utah
The second mystery by Mette Ivie Harrison boasts details about contemporary Mormon life that most of us aren't privy to.<p>NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates says <em>His Right Hand </em>is is her "one that got away." <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2016 NPR.Sat, 02 Jan 2016 22:08:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates93531 at http://wwno.orgCan't Find a Patti LaBelle Pie? Make Your Own!http://wwno.org/post/cant-find-patti-labelle-pie-make-your-own
A YouTuber named James Wright Chanel has been all over the Internet praising Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pies; a video he uploaded of himself bursting into song upon tasting the singer and cookbook author's name-brand concoction <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/11/17/456395409/once-a-hard-sell-wal-marts-patti-labelle-pies-fly-off-shelves">has been viewed</a> over 2 million times.<p>Chanel's endorsement created a tsunami of consumer demand, and Wal-Mart shelves around the country have been denuded of the pies in its wake.Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:46:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates91343 at http://wwno.orgMenopause: A Gold Mine For Marketers, Fewer Payoffs For Womenhttp://wwno.org/post/menopause-gold-mine-marketers-fewer-payoffs-women
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8OH46SoyqA</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPZYsGGXfc</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBdgpjnKInA</p>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 20:13:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates90746 at http://wwno.orgThe Tao Of Cookie: Behind The 'Empire' Character's Many-Layered Personahttp://wwno.org/post/tao-cookie-behind-empire-characters-many-layered-persona
The hip-hop drama chronicling the ups and downs of record mogul Lucious Lyon and his family became the breakout hit of last year, and the breakout hit of the <em>show </em>was Taraji P. Henson's character, Cookie Lyon.<p>Cookie is the ex-wife of drug dealer turned hip-hop mogul <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucious_Lyon">Lucious Lyon</a> (portrayed by Terrence Howard), and the character is famous for speaking without a filter.<p>Just out of jail, she makes a beeline for her grown son Jamal's apartment. Jamal is gay and, apparently, not the best housekeeper.Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:29:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates88099 at http://wwno.org'Meet The Patels': One Man's Quest To Find Love, The Old-School Indian Wayhttp://wwno.org/post/meet-patels-one-mans-quest-find-love-old-school-indian-way
"My parents are both Indian," Ravi Patel explains during an interview as he fixes a cup of chai for a visitor. "And we were born here. And while they grew up the Old School way, not dating, having family put them together, we're like, <em>American</em>. Even though in many important ways we're very Indian."<p>Which is precisely the tension in <a href="http://www.meetthepatelsfilm.com/">Meet the Patels</a>, the new documentary (or reality romance) featuring Ravi and filmed by his sister, Geeta.Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:31:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates87492 at http://wwno.orgThrough Watts Riots And Rodney King, Hawkins House Of Burgers Stands Strong http://wwno.org/post/through-watts-riots-and-rodney-king-hawkins-house-burgers-stands-strong
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hnezPl7JNI</p>Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:03:00 +0000Karen Grigsby Bates85977 at http://wwno.org